Polymyositis: An inflammatory disease of skeletal muscle.
Polymyxin: A polypeptide antibiotic derived from strains of the soil bacterium, Bacillus polymyxa. The sulphate salt of the least toxic antibiotic is used to treat various systemic, urinary tract, ophthalmic, otic and cutaneous infections.
Polyneuritis: Inflammation of many nerves at once.
Polyneuropathy: A disease which involves several nerves. Polynucleotide: Nucleic acid composed of two or more nucleotides.
Polyopia (polyopsia, Polyopy) : The condition in which one object appears as two or more objects.
Polyox : Polymer of ethylene oxide. Polypathia : The presence of several diseases at once.
Polypeptide: A proteinous compound in which the monomers, amino acids, are combined to form amide linkages.
Polypeptidemia : The presence of polypeptides in the blood. Polyphagia: Excessive eating. Polypharmacy: The administration of many drugs together or of excessive medication.
Polyphobia (polypragmasy) : Irrational fear of many things. Polypionia : Obesity.
Polyploid: A cell, tissue'ororganism having three, four or more times the normal number of chromosome in its. nuclei.
Polyploidy: The state of having more than two full sets of homologous chromosomes.
Polypnea (Hyperpnea) : A condition in which the rate of respiration is increased.
Polyposia : Ingestion of abnormally increased amounts of fluids for long period of time.
Polyposis: The development of multiple polyps on a part. Polysaccharide: A carbohydrate which on hydrolysis yields a large number of monosaccharides. Polysensitivity : Sensitivity to different stimuli.
Polysiloxanes (Silicones) : -Polymer of silicone and oxygen atoms with alkyl or aryl side chain.
Polysomes : Ribosomes which are strung together on strands of RNA.
Polysorbate: A mixture of lauric esters of sorbitol and its anhydrides copolymerized with ethylene oxide, used as a pharmaceutical aid.
Polystyrene: A hard, transparent, thermoplastic, synthetic resin produced by polymerization of styrene.
Polytef : A polymer of tetrafluoroethylene, used as a surgical implant material.
Polytetraftuoroethylene (TeOon) : A semi-solid plastic with extreme resistance to all agents except fluorine.
Polythelia: A state of more than one pair of nipples.
Poly thiazide : An orally effective diuretic and antihypertensive. Polytrophia : Excessive nutrition. Polyria : Excretion. of excessive amount of urine.
Polyurethanes: Thermoplastic polymers of diols and diisocyanates. Polyvenylchloride : A thermoplastic polymer formed by condensation of vinyl chloride. PolyvinylpytTolidone (povidone) :
A synthetic polymer, used as a dispersing and suspending agent and as a tablet binder, coating agent and viscosity-increasing agent.
Pomade (pomatum) : A medicated ointment for the hair.
Pons: (1) Any tissue connecting two parts of an organ. (2) That part of the central nervous system lying between the medulla oblongata and the mesencephalon.
Poppy: A capsule or medicine obtained from Papaver somniferum . or P. rhoeas.
Poradenitis : A disease of the iliac
lympth nodes.
Porcelain: A white, translucent, dense ceramic material produced by fusing under high temperature of a
mixture of feldspar, kaolin, quartz, i whiting, etc.
Porfiromycin : An antineoplastic antibiotic with antitumor activity, derived from Streptomyces ardus; it is a methyl derivative of mitomycin C.
Porokeratosis : A rare, chronic, progressive autosomal dominant skin disorder of males.
Porphin: A cyclic structure of four pyrrole rings connected by methine bridges found in porphyrins.
Porphyria: Disturbance of porphyrin metabolism -giving increased formation and excretion of iron or magnesium free cyclic porphyrins universally found as respiratory pigments in protoplasm of any cell.
Porphyrin: A group of compounds containing the porphin structure. Porphyrinemia : The presence of porphyrin in the blood. Porphyrinuria: The presence of porpJiyrin in the urine.
Portal: An enterance.
Portal circulation: The circulation of blood into the liver.
Portal vein: A vein which carries blood to the liver.
Portio: A part, or division. Porus: A pore; a small opening. Positron: The positive electron, a
particle having the mass of the electron.
Posology: The science of dosage. Postcranial: Situated posterior to the cranium.
Posterior: Situated in the back of. Postganglionic: Situated posterior to a ganglion.
Postganglionic neuron: Neurons that transmit impulses from the central nervous system to a visceral effector.
Posthyoid : Situated behind the
hyoid bone. .
Postmenopaual: Occurring after the menopause.
Postmortem: After death.
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